16 February 2005

The Expressen article about Agnetha

This article was published in Swedish tabloid Expressen on 14 February 2005.

AGNETHA FLED FROM THE REUNIONThis was the night when ABBA was supposed to reunite for the first time
in many years. But when the curtain went up for "Mamma Mia!" Agnetha sat
alone, Frida sat alone and Björn & Benny sat together. And afterwards
Agnetha fled surrounded by guards.
– Oh, Agnetha was here? Well good for her, it must be the first time
[she's seen the musical], says her ex-husband Björn Ulvaeus to Expressen.

ABBA ended 23 years ago and the four members Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid
Lyngstad, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus have not shown themselves
together for 19 years. The last time all four were together was at Görel
Hanser's 50th birthday in 1999. Last night the musical "Mamma Mia!"
opened at Cirkus in Stockholm. Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad
were invited. As Expressen revealed last week Agnetha had accepted and
was coming even though she was hesitant to go out in public.

SELDOM OUT ON HER OWNAgnetha Fältskog, 54, lives alone in her house on Ekerö outside of
Stockholm and seldom goes out alone without a body guard. One reason is
Gert van der Graaf, a 39 year old Dutch man who had a relationship with
Agnetha in the late nineties. He is obsessed with Agnetha, he bought a
house next to hers, he has been peeping through her windows and he has
written numerous letters to her. He has been punished for violating the
restraining order.

AGNETHA CAME - BUT THERE WAS NO REAL REUNIONShe arrived with her bodyguard David Maloney and she really made an
effort to look relaxed and happy as she walked down the red carpet. But
immediately inside she hid in a room next to the stage and did not take
her seat until the lights were out. During the show she had three
bodyguards around her so noone could get close to her.

"MAMMA MIA"Agnetha Fältskog was seated to the right in the theatre, about 50 metres
from Anni-Frid, who was seated to the left, while Björn and Benny sat at
the back.
Agnetha was dressed in a black sequined dress, she was seen singing
along in songs like "Waterloo" and "Mamma Mia".
SCARED OF THE CAMERAImmediately after the show Agnetha displayed her famous shyness. A man
in the audience pointed his mobile phone/digital camera at her to take a
picture and she immediately lifted her hands to protect her face. As the
curtain was coming down she quickly escaped, protected by her
bodyguards, to a waiting limousine. Björn Ulvaeus didn't get a chance to
talk to her. Benny Andersson said [on the red carpet]:
- I don't know if the girls will be here. I don't keep track of them, I
haven't kept track of them for many years. I haven't seen Agnetha in a
long time, but I see Frida every now and then.

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The Expressen article about Agnetha

This article was published in Swedish tabloid Expressen on 14 February 2005.

AGNETHA FLED FROM THE REUNIONThis was the night when ABBA was supposed to reunite for the first time
in many years. But when the curtain went up for "Mamma Mia!" Agnetha sat
alone, Frida sat alone and Björn & Benny sat together. And afterwards
Agnetha fled surrounded by guards.
– Oh, Agnetha was here? Well good for her, it must be the first time
[she's seen the musical], says her ex-husband Björn Ulvaeus to Expressen.

ABBA ended 23 years ago and the four members Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid
Lyngstad, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus have not shown themselves
together for 19 years. The last time all four were together was at Görel
Hanser's 50th birthday in 1999. Last night the musical "Mamma Mia!"
opened at Cirkus in Stockholm. Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad
were invited. As Expressen revealed last week Agnetha had accepted and
was coming even though she was hesitant to go out in public.

SELDOM OUT ON HER OWNAgnetha Fältskog, 54, lives alone in her house on Ekerö outside of
Stockholm and seldom goes out alone without a body guard. One reason is
Gert van der Graaf, a 39 year old Dutch man who had a relationship with
Agnetha in the late nineties. He is obsessed with Agnetha, he bought a
house next to hers, he has been peeping through her windows and he has
written numerous letters to her. He has been punished for violating the
restraining order.

AGNETHA CAME - BUT THERE WAS NO REAL REUNIONShe arrived with her bodyguard David Maloney and she really made an
effort to look relaxed and happy as she walked down the red carpet. But
immediately inside she hid in a room next to the stage and did not take
her seat until the lights were out. During the show she had three
bodyguards around her so noone could get close to her.

"MAMMA MIA"Agnetha Fältskog was seated to the right in the theatre, about 50 metres
from Anni-Frid, who was seated to the left, while Björn and Benny sat at
the back.
Agnetha was dressed in a black sequined dress, she was seen singing
along in songs like "Waterloo" and "Mamma Mia".
SCARED OF THE CAMERAImmediately after the show Agnetha displayed her famous shyness. A man
in the audience pointed his mobile phone/digital camera at her to take a
picture and she immediately lifted her hands to protect her face. As the
curtain was coming down she quickly escaped, protected by her
bodyguards, to a waiting limousine. Björn Ulvaeus didn't get a chance to
talk to her. Benny Andersson said [on the red carpet]:
- I don't know if the girls will be here. I don't keep track of them, I
haven't kept track of them for many years. I haven't seen Agnetha in a
long time, but I see Frida every now and then.